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Informazioni sull'operaUnder the Naga Tail: A True Story of Survival, Bravery, and Escape from the Cambodian Genocide di Mae Bunseng Taing
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. DNF at 50% — I really, really wanted to like this book but I just didn’t. I didn’t like the author’s writing style AT ALL. It makes it harder to get through. ( )Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. The memoir of teenager Mae Taing and his Chinese-Cambodian family when the Khmer Rouge turn against their own people and take over Cambodia. This civil war was a heartbreaking event that occurred in my lifetime. It’s difficult to believe the amount of cruelty endured by the people of Cambodia as they struggled to survive the horrors of famine, rape, imprisonment, and genocide occurring in the 1970s. Yet these brave people never gave up and continued to fight to overcome the atrocities in the hope of a better life. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. I have always heard about the Cambodian Genocide, but this book really brought it to life. The first hand account of a Chinese-Cambodian family fleeing from the Khmer Rouge showed what terrible things we do to each other as well as a person's ability to keep hope when there seemingly is no reason to. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. Review: Under the Naga Tail by Mae Bunseng Taing with James Taing 4* 03/08/2023 This is an Early Reviewer's book. I had heard stories about Cambodia but this is the first time I have read about a family and many others who had escaped from Cambodia's genocidal regime. After reading this book I can say people did not escape the cruelty, torture, and death. I had a hard time reading what these people went through. I am glad I read the book. I don't want to compare it with the Holocaust which I read so many stories about, however both incidences the people went through hell. How can so many humans be so horrible and brutal? The crimes and punishment these people went through were inhuman and I felt their pain so strongly but I couldn't help them and I wanted to. I'm glad some had a family member with them, but that didn't take away the torture and pain. I wish I would have read something about Cambodia a long time ago. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. Educating, heartbreaking, and hopeful. While I was somewhat familiar with the Khmer Rouge and the genocide in Cambodia, I was unaware of what happened to the refugees forced out of Thailand at Preah Vihear. Mae’s story is important, and I’m glad he has shared it with the world. This book was fantastic and is highly recommended. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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"Forced from his home by the Khmer Rouge, teenager Mae Taing struggles to endure years of backbreaking work, constant starvation, and ruthless cruelty from his captors--supposed freedom fighters who turned against their own people. Mae risks torture and death to escape into the dark tropical jungles, trekking across a relentless wilderness crawling with soldiers. When Mae is able to overcome unthinkable odds in the hopes of reuniting with his family, fate takes a cruel turn as he flees war-torn Cambodia. He becomes trapped as a refugee with thousands of others on the ancient temple mountain, Preah Vihear, a place surrounded by countless deadly landmines. Caught up in the terror once more, it is only his willpower to survive and dreams of a better country that give Mae the strength to face the dangers ahead. This gripping and inspiring memoir, written with Mae's son, James, is not merely an incredible story of survival, but a testament to the human spirit's capacity in us all to endure and prevail in spite of great adversity. Under the Naga Tail will find its place among the most epic true stories of personal triumph." -- book jacket. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)959.604History and Geography Asia Southeast Asia Cambodia 1949-Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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